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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 1-4, 8-12, 16 and 17 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Hoaran et al. (US 20170063143) in view of Voy (US 10524526), Frierson et al. (US 9427027), Jeanneteau et al. (US 20210267021) and Takahashi et al. (US 20160124171).
As to claim 1, Hoaran’s figures 11B-11D and 26A show a portable wireless power transmission medical device holder for carrying an external coil including a coil body and a wire, the wireless power transmission device holder comprising: a fabric panel comprising a plurality of segments (front and back segments, see figure 11D) and at least partially defining a cavity sized to receive the coil body. The figures fail to show the shape and structure of the device holder as claimed. However, Voy’s figures 7-10 show a simple and low cost portable device holder. Therefore, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to use Voy’s device holder for Hoaran’s device holder for the purpose saving cost. Therefore, the modified Hoaran’s figures show that the fabric panel comprising a plurality of segments and at least partially defining a cavity (Voy’s 33) sized to receive the coil body, the fabric panel further comprising at least one edge sized to receive the wire, and a fastening mechanism (adhesive 35) provided on at least one segment of the plurality of segments on a back side of the fabric panel, wherein the fastening mechanism is configured to engage a garment at a user selected position on the garment and define an opening corresponding to the at least one edge sized to receive the wire extending from the coil body. The modified Hoaran et al.’s figure fails to show a plastic insert including snap fit protuberances extending outwardly from the surface, the snap fit protuberances configured to engage the coil body to secure a position of the coil body within the cavity. However, Frierson et al.’s figure 5 shows a pocket comprising plastic insert 68. Jeanneteau et al.’s figures further shows a plastic coil hob (¶0004) that comprises snap fit protuberances (bulges) extending outwardly from the surface (¶0014). It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to include a plastic insert that comprise snap fit protuberances extending outwardly from the surface in the modified Hoaran et al.’s pocket for the purpose of protecting and securing the coil. The modified device further shows that the snap fit protuberances configured to engage the coil body to secure a position of the coil body within the cavity. The modified device further fails to show that the snap fit protuberances are arranged in a shape conforming to a shape of the coil body and the wire of the external coil, the snap fit protuberances sized and shaped to receive both the coil body and the wire. However, Takahashi et al.’s figure 1A-2 show a coil case comprises a snap fit protuberances (10, 11A or 30 in figure 2) that are arranged in a shape conforming to a shape of the coil body and the wire of the external coil (further see figure 13), the snap fit protuberances sized and shaped to receive both coil body (3) and wire (3 shown in figure 13A, see 13D and 13E in figure 13B). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to shape the snap fit protuberances in the modified Hoaran’s figures as claimed for the purpose of further protecting the coil.
As to claim 2, it is seen as an obvious design preference to size the cavity to be a close-fit arrangement with the coil body for the purpose of storing the coil more tightly.
As to claim 3, the modified Hoaran’s figures show that the fastening mechanism is a layer of fabric tape covered in a layer of protective film (Voy’s col. 9, lines 16-20).
As to clam 4, the modified Hoaran’s figures show that the fastening mechanism is at least one of fabric fusing glue, velcro, and snaps (Voy’s col. 9, lines 16-20).
As to claim 5, arranging the snap fit protruberances as claimed is seen as an obvious design preference to ensure optimum performance.
As to claim 6, the modified Horan’s figures show that the snap fit protuberances are configured to engage the wire.
As to claim 7, selecting the plastic insert to be sized to establish a close-fit arrangement within the cavity to substantially eliminate gaps between an edge and the plastic insert for the purpose of holding the coil more securely.
As to claim 8, selecting the material for the fabric panel to be a non-woven synthetic material configured to hold a static electric charge is seen as an obvious design preference to ensure optimum performance, i.e. protecting the patience. Furthermore, Voy identifies polyacetate (nylon) as a suitable material (Voy 7:40-41), which Appellant characterizes in the Specification as a synthetic material configured to hold a static electric charge (Spec. § 35).
As to claim 9, Voy’s figure 5 shows a zipper (16), and the fabric panel comprises two portions that are detachably coupled to one another at the zipper.
Claims 10-20 recite similar limitations of claims above. Therefore, they are rejected for the same reasons.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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